Exercise: Override Data Types

If you want to choose what data type a certain field has, the Override Data Type feature makes this easy. For more detailed information, please see Using the Override Data Type feature.

Steps:

  1. Right click AW Data Source node
  2. Select Override Data Types from the drop-down list
  3. Click Add button
  4. In the Convert from frame, Select Contains (ignore case) in the Data Type drop-down box
  5. Type money in the text box to the right
  6. In the Convert to frame, select Float in the Data Type drop-down box
  7. Type 53 in the Fractional Digits box and click OK





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